The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-03-19
NEWS NOTES FROM WASHINGTON.

Eek Senator Thurman says President Cleve-
land is ga man of courage, GOODNESS and wisdom"
The coin and bullion now in the United States
Treasury, less $780, 013005 gold certificates in cir
culation, amount to $175,2S4,977
President Cleveland last week contributed
500 towards the erection of monument to the
memory of the late Vice President Hendricks.
1T is said that secretary of War Endcott has
placed his resignation in the hands of the Presi-
dent, growing out of some difference he has had
with the Surgeon General of the army.
Miss JeWett, of New York, Mrs. Cleveland's
school friend and intimate, is now visiting the
White House and it is said she has been shown
every nook and corner in that historic building.
Assistant Secretary Fairchild has not yet been
appointed to succeed Secretary Manning, and it is
said the President does not like him because of
dudeish ways and also because he wears a single
eye-glass.
The reports of the Agricultural Department
show that at this time thirtysix per cent. of the
corn crop of 1886 is still in the hands of the farm
ers and the amount Of wheat on hand is twenty
seven per cent.
Before Secretary Manning left Washington
the coored men in his department presented him
with beautiful floral horseshoe. He had al
ways been very kind to them and they are especial
ly fond of him.
The Comptroller of the Treasury has decided
that Congress did not make an appropriation to
carry into effect the act entitled "An act to estab
lish agricultural experiment stations in connection
with colleges" &c.
Mrs. Cleveland's mourning costume, worn in
in memory of her maternal grandmother, includes
atal black hat not unlike genteman's silk beaver
without ribbons or feathers of any kind. Her
gloves and dress are black.
The Garfield statue will be unveiled in Wash
ington about the 18th of May. 1t is being erec-
ted under the auspices of the Society of the Army
of the Cumberland, Congress having appropriated
100000 and it will stand at the Maryland Avenue
Circle, near the entrance to the Capitol grounds
j. Stanley Brown, who was private secretary
to President Garfield, has made application for a
postofice inspectorship and has been endorsed BY
Col. Lamont, President Cleveland's secretary
After Garfeld's death Mr.. Brown embarked in the
banking business in Washington, but he aban-
doned that some time ago.
1t was expected that jeff Davis would &C
company regiment of Mississippi militia to
Washington to take part in the national drill and
encampment in May, but he has declined the in
vitation. He has not been in Washington since
be left it about the breaking out of the war, and
says he never expects to see it again.
-Trotter, the colored Recorder of Deeds of the
District of Columbia is said to be lineal de-
scendant Of the white John Trotter who taught
Washington how to dance the new and fashiona
BILE figures at Newport over hundred years ago.
He was never a slave, nor have any of his ances
tors been In bondage since the Gays OF Jonn han
cock.
1t is stated that lately several suspicious
looking men have paid visits to the vaults of the
Treasury Department during the hours allowed
for public inspection. Some Of them called again
on Wednesday and we're notified by the officers in
charge that they must not come again. There is
q suspicion that these men are maturing plan to
rob the vaults.
"A Maryland man who wanted to get posi-
tion in one of the departments. ascertained that
this States quota was more than filled already and
he struck upon a novel idea. He learned that
Delawares quota was not filled and he filed his
application as resident of that State and just
before he succeeded in getting in, his trick dis
covered and he will likely be debarred entirely.